My ears were still ringing from Chicago on Monday, and I'd just pulled myself out of bed after being knocked out by a cold for a few days, but nothing was gonna make me miss an Evanescence show on my home truf. After all, sixth times the charm, right? Espeically with two of your best boys in tow.

All told, great show-- even better than Chicago and-- dare I say it-- possibly even better than my beloved St. Louis.

Cauterize was good for what they are-- kids with heart but without much songwriting skill. I do like "What about the promises," tho.

Revis, as always, rocked. I continue to be mystified by Justin's haircut, though. Not only did he sport the bowl tonight, but he also had a cowlick. He looked like Alfalfa. Still, I must reiterate, Revis rocks.

Cold did what Cold does, which isn't my thing, but they seem to really connect with alot of fans, so more power to them. The lead singer of Seether made an appearance, fueling speculation.

As for Ev-- what can I say? They really worked the crowed into a frenzy. There were big pops when Amy appeared, this time sporting the Carrie-esque balarina outfit (complete with the one freaky eye) with the "Rock Royalty" beater. Ben, incidentally, was completely shrowded in a hooded jacket for the first part of the set. I noticed during the intro that he was smoking a ciagarette, despite the facts that I didn't know he smoked and smoking was prohibited in the building.

Don' t get me wrong, the crowd was into it from the get-go-- singing along to all the songs (Albeit a bit softer on Farther Away and Even in Death), but as the show when out they really came out of their collective shell. Ironically enough, the same transformation was visible on stage as Ben lost the master of darkness thing and proudly displayed his blonde mop, kisser, and Thundercats tee-shirt. (Ho!)

Standard Ev goodness for the show proper, save for the anomoly of 2.5 Amy curse words and Ben taking an unused play from Cold's book and asking the crowd, "How's my family?"

During the encore, hilarity ensued. First off, Ben launched into a cover of "Enter Sandman" while Amy was still prepping. This caused Amy to rush out to the stage and try to tackle Ben. She told the crowd that she didn't know the words to the song, but did an admirable job before she got completely lost. She tried to get Ben to sing, but he just said that he wasn't the lead singer, which caused Amy to literally hang on his guitar until he stopped playing, then he shook free of Ms. Lee's grasp and he and Rocky finished off the song sans vox.

Next, Amy came out to do "My Immortal" but she was still embarassed about not knowing the words to "Sandman" and said as much. The crowd comforted her with a chant of "Amy! Amy!" which Ms. Lee then gloated about causing Mr. Moody to run out and wave his arms at the crowd to get them to stop chanting.

As in Chicago, Amy messed up "My Immortal" but played it off gracefully by letting the crowd take over. According to her, it was one of the best renditions of that song she'd ever heard. On behalf of Indianapolis, let me say that flattery will get you everywhere, Ms. Lee.